The Village Idiots

I'm sure marbles were a significant part of your childhood, but definitely not an experience unique to our generation.

Was there a significant Chinese Jacks phase for any generation following us? That was such an unusual movement, because it was a girly game that the guys played, too. Super-fun.

It is true that we are Generation Kikaida, but I'd say Checkers and Pogo was a much more unifying cultural phenomenon for people our age in Hawaii. Not everyone watched Kikaida, but everyone watched Checkers and Pogo.

Lois-Ann Yamanaka chronicles a lot of these culturally unique icons better than anyone I can think of--if for no other reason, her novels are valuable to Hawaii for recording and remembering the stuff that people our age remember. She nails the Kikaida thing and the Sky Slide thing in the same novel.

Speaking of Kikaida and Checkers and Pogo, I think are age group is right at the end of that generation. A lot of people in their late 20's probaby never watched those shows.

Re: Chinese Jacks.

I don't know if anyone generation played that after us, not with the same degree of popularity anyway. I agree that it was unnusual in that the boys could get into it.

Do kids still play the paper football game or the basketball gain with the coin?

Checkers and Pogo went off the air in 1982 or 1983, although it wasn't very good for those last few years. Still, that means that people as much as six or seven years younger than us would probably remember it. Traci Shibuya is five years younger, and I know she does.

Tracy is only five years younger than us, though, right? I don't think my sister remembers, and she's 8 years younger than us.

What about places that had some significance that no longer exist?

You've mentioned the sky-slide and that's a good one. Skateland (and the other skating rinks. How many were there?) should be mentioned, too, I think. Oh, what about Castle Park!

I want to say Chunkys and Alex's Drive-In, even though I never ate at those places. They're more like landmarks that no longer exist.

I believe Checkers & Pogo is a big one. The commercial "Exchange" (which goes down, down, down, and a-round, round, round in your glass, glass, glass...) is something I remember clearly singing and dancing to. Of course, there were also those other Japanese imports like Rainbow Man, Go Rangers, Robocon, etc.

Re: restaurants, my favorite place to eat was South Seas Restaurant, which was on the corner of Puoloa & Nimitz Hwy. They had Checkers & Pogo placemat/game pages. Also, Little George's (the restaurant w/ the hair and moustache, but nothing else. It was kind of a nice restaurant. I remember it, because my family would go there and the wait staff would fill in your water every time you took a sip. My family makes fun of me to this day because I would fill up with water and not be able to eat my meal. Also, one night I pretended to sip the water and the waitress filled my glass. I laughed and laughed because I had fooled her. I think I was 4 or 5 years old, so that's how I caught my jollies.

Jill is nine years younger than us, putting her where I'd say the border is between Gen X and Gen Y (forgive the labels--I hate them both but they need names if we're going to talk about them). When the definitive Time "Twentysomething" coverstory was published, Jill was ten years old.

Plus, if you don't think Jill remembers Checkers and Pogo, she certainly doesn't remember Kikaida, so my assertion that we should be known, in Hawaii, as Generation Checkers and Pogo rather than Generation Kikaida stands.

More eating places: Farrell's. Pioneer Chicken. Ha! Beat those two!

Shopping places: Kress, Pay 'N Save, Emjays, Wigwam, Gibson's, Big Way (which was mentioned in the paper today), and Arakawa's (although those last four are definitely not specific to our generation).

What about Pearl City Fun 'N Games? And the gameroom at the Mitsukoshi Building?

People: How about Chief Mike (the fireman who did fire-safety presentations at public elementary schools) and Mr. Mac (the Humane Society guy with the cocker spaniels named Freckles)?

Oooh, what about the bumper-cars and haunted-house shooting-gallery at Fun Factory?

Skating places: Da Rink (somewhere in town--was it the Chinese Cultural Plaza, or somewhere in Waikiki?), Skateland (Pearl City), RollerWorld II (later known as SkateWorld) next to the City Mill in Waipahu.

What about The Hawaiian Moving Company when it was a dance contest, ala Dance Fever?

Pioneer Chicken and Farrell's are great picks!

What about the popcorn at Sears?

How about candy?

I used to like Summit. Remember that one? What about taco-tubes? Pop rocks (although they still might sell those).

They still do sell pop rocks. I loved those Horlicks Malted Milk Chocolate tablets!

I loved Pioneer Chicken and believe that Ronnie's is a poor Farrell's imitation. Remember when Woolworth's had the lunch counter?

Had much fun at Skateland, then later at Ice Palace. We would go to eat at Roundtable Pizza after ice skating.

Bring back Cinerama!

I reall loved those horlick malt pills. So ono. Speaking of Roundtable pizza, what about Shakey's?

Re: Pioneer Chicken.

I ate at a place that that fried chicken like Pioneer chicken. I can't remember where it was though.

Bring back Cinerama, but bring back the Waikikis, too!

That was Godfather's Pizza at Stadium Mall, not Round Table. Round Table (and later Eddoko) was where the McDonald's across Pearl Ridge is now, plus another on the Windward side and one on Keeaumoku, where there's a lounge now.

I loved the Woolworth's lunch counter downtown, where Ross is now.

Forget the Waikikis. Bring back the drive-ins.

You're right, it was Godfather's! They had a garbage pail special that had shrimp on it. Yum!

Kam Drive-In was great. I think I saw my first movie there (Bambi). I wore pajamas with the feet attached.

A big part of my childhood was Sunset Drive-In. My parents took me to a lot of Disney films there.

What about KC Drive in in waikiki. I know it still exsists today, but that's the last place I remember the "carhop" you could actually order food at your car and eat it there.

Reid how can you forget "parker's" where we bought all of those comic books?" I still think we have our fantastic 4 comics somewhere burried in the closet. Reid what about the cool dirt bike places in pearl city? What was the one where waiau park is now? "tracks?" not sure. Pearl City Tavern? with the huge lobster hanging on the wall with the monkey bar? the small game room in holiday mart pearl city where we use to stop by and play ONE game because that's all our allowance could afford. Reid, who were the two guys we use to always see there? I cannot remember their names? I vaugely remember the "cobra" shop where reid bought his first pair of roller skates. it was this black boot/shoe type with yellow wheels on it. It was somewhere in chinatown I think.

My generation there were a few other places we cruised that either moved or on longer exist. Brain's use to be where ross's is and that was a huge/popular hangout for guys in my age group. Ipso facto another pool hall located in aiea was really cool, nobody really knew about it, but it had everything that brian's had.

what about toy's/games of our time? that's a whole other can of worms. but G.I. Joe's and transformers were definitely apart of my time. As for more "local" games I can remember that slimmy octopus that use to "trickle" down the wall after you threw it there? what was that called? Or what about the one that came after that? the jackson chameleon with the sticky tongue? What about simple stuff like "pencil fight" okay who's got a good set of berol merados they want to mess up? remember bitting off the eraser and making the end pointy? Those big red goliah ones really sucked. Can anybody remember any other brand names for pencils? What about japanese style pencil cases. Wow they would be worth something I bet. I remember having race cars on the cover of them and everything. I use to turn those pencil/pen holders into missle launchers. Did anyone do that too? As for video games, tempset, moon patrol, and space invaders were some of the more popular ones for myself. But what about those small casio type clock/games? They had a fireman game...fishing game...donkey kong...maybe there were more my time? not sure?

more food...A&W restaurant where the burger king is in pearl city. I love the rootbeer in the mug. I believe they just reopened a restaurant in moanalua shopping center. the rootbeer is still goood. Does everybody have favorite manapua truck/man that came around their school/house? I know Reid and I remember "Nazz" Friednoodles weren't as good as the guy "michael" in that blue and white van he use to drive. Believe it or not Reid "Micheal" still sells his famous "fried noodles" but he's got more of a silver truck now. I guess that van finally broke down. But the noodles are still the same and people I talked to before buying some myself recently said they're the best! I'll try to bring you some when I have the chance. It's worth it!

Gameworld in waikiki? How many movie houses closed down during our time? Royal in Waikiki where that restaurant is across from the dennys on kuhio? the twin theatres where Outback steakhouse is now? Cinerama...i think someone mentioned it already? Kam drive in? what's the drive in in kailua/kaneohe called? or the one withe the woman with no face use to be in kahala..near the graveyard?

As for tv shows, what about black belt theatre? I remember eatting saimin and sleepovers watching my favorite "master killer." By the way, did anyone go to that "kungfu theme night" at the academy of arts last friday? that sounded pretty cool to check out.

if anything else comes to mind I'll be sure to add it:)

Joel,

I haven't forgotten Parker's. It just didn't come up yet. Plus, I don't think anyone outside of Pearl City knows that place, except for maybe hard-core comic fans. (I still dream about John Byrne doing an animated film.)

The dirt bike place where Waiau park is was indeed "Tracks." There used to be another place by Byron's house called, "Hondas," too, but I don't know if you remember that place.

Of course, I liked the video game place at Holiday Mart. I don't know which two guys you're talking about though.

I remember pencil fighting, too. The best pencils were those red and black Japanese pencils made of some kind of redwood. Those were tough. Sean Nakasone was a pretty good pencil fighter. Remember we used to hide all the broken pencils, and we got busted by dad?

Re: manapua trucks. I didn't even know the name of the guy who made fried noodles. He was a Southeast Asian guy with glasses, right?

Re: Movie theaters that closed down

Marina twins were the ones where Outback is now. (Mitchell you remember the "jack-n-box" man? Where's Don?)

Royal closed down. That's where Joel and I first saw Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Kuhio Twins
Kapiolani
Waikiki's
Cinerama
King
Queen
The drive-in theaters.
Pearlridge 4-plex

Re: TV Shows

Well, there's a whole bunch. I still think Avenging Eagles is one of the best Kung-Fu movies, though.

"Avenging Eagle" is the best kung fu film of all time for me. Ti Lung and Alexander Fu Sheng at their best.

Fu Sheng: "I'm not a killer"
The guy with the ring weapon: "oh, what are you?"
Fu Sheng: "Pig Butcher!"

Does anybody like Kung Fu Movies as much as Reid and I have? Just wondering?

Larri's a huge fan.

I didn't know you thought Avenging Eagle was the best film. Fu Sheng is really cool in that, and he has some other good lines. I thought you preferred The Five Deadly Venoms or The Kid With the Golden Arm.

While I have an interest in Kung Fu movies, I am by no stretch of the imagination a connoisseur like you guys seem to be. I honestly haven't watched enough to know if I like them or not.

Are these the movies that Lois-Ann Yamanaka talk about in her later books? Or are those more Samurai movies. And...I'm assuming there's a big difference between the two? (she asked tentatively).

I think they're different, although both are basically types of action films. Actually, I haven't watched a whole lot of either type. Master Killer is pretty cool. Also, there's one where a son has to avenge his father. The son learns the "tiger style" from his dad, and partially the "crane style" from his mom. I can't remember the film title, though. Of course, I like Avenging Eagle the best.

Most of my favorite kung fu movies are from "shaw brothers." Oddly enough, if anyone's scene "Kill Bill Vol. 1" the opening credits show the old shaw brothers intro. You can tell Tarentino is paying homage to the kung fu genre in his lastest creation. You also have Gordon Liu, A.K.A. "the master killer" in the film, and all of the hitmen--or in this case "hitwomen" have names of venomous snakes--once again paying homage to "the five deadly venoms." Another interesting side note is that the film Reid is talking about where the son learns Tiger style from his father, etc. Stars Gordon Liu in the beginning of the film getting killed after escaping the shaolin temple. The film is called "The Return of the Shaolin Master," I believe. (just in case you were wondering) And Reid, Wing Ding *the son's name in that film) learned Crane style from his mother, and learned tiger style only after his father past away. *his father felt that the tiger and crane styles shouldn't mix*

Other kung fu films I would recommend...

"Revenge of the Ninja" A film staring Gordon Liu taking on a Japanese wife. They fight over which "styles" are the best--chinese or japanese. The wife is insulted...goes back home...and unintentionally brings back a few of the japanese martial arts masters to combat the chinese techniques. I thought the concept and the story was pretty cool. Even in the beginning of the film...as the two of them got married...you got to see the different cultural styles of marriage.

"The Master Killer" This might be the kung fu "rocky" maybe the best training/kung fu movie. It seems a bit long, but the training sequences are cool.

"The Five Shaolin Masters" I know if you saw it again Reid you'd recognize it. Shaolin was just overun by the manchus and all that were left were 6 masters in different techniques. They meet up with the manchu assasins who specialize in their own respective techniques and fight each one to the death. Fu Sheng is pretty good in this film as well.

Oh Yeah, "Super Ninjas" is a pretty good film too. In it the Shaolin masters have to fight the different "elemental" style of kung fu. (water, earth, fire, etc)

I remember the Five Shaolin Masters. That's the one with the "rover" in it with the metal tri-staff whip thing. It's a continuation or a part of another film. I like how the training connects with their battles at the end.

Drunken Master was pretty good, too.

In general, I'm prefer the oldre Kung Fu films to the more contemporary ones. The abilities of the characters in the newer films is way over-the-top.

Yes, "the five shaolin masters" is the second part to the movie "chamber's of death." that's the film where the guy had to jump up and down in the pit with the lead weights tided to his ankles...another one had to walk on pointy rocks in the small field without piercing the paper that was lying on top of it. The training was unique in that one as well but wasn't nearly as entertaining about "the five shaolin masters."

I put Jackie Chan kung fu films in a whole different genre because he always wants to entertain with jokes and lighthearted comedy in his films. But I do agree "Druken Master" was a pretty good film.

I'm suprised you didn't metion the "drunken Mantis." The film where he main character trains by doing push ups on eggs and if he breaks them he has to eat eggs for dinner.

Thinking about all the Kung fu movies I've seen. I wonder why I like them so much...even now. Maybe it's just nastalgic like eatting certain candy that you liked in the past or like playing that silly mattel football game that so outdatted yet so fun to play.

But still *an overused kung fu line* I believe I like Kung fu for it's artistic beauty, great action sequences, and unusual concepts and themes that only could exsist in fairy tales or folklore. I ask most of my Chinese friends if they've seen these films and they tell me they're pretty famous back in China. I think that's pretty cool.

Reid...yes I do agree that most modern day kung fu i.e. "iron monkey" has to many fighting sequences that seem to unrealistic. It's like they're flying already. In fact, when I think about the great fighting sequences in "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" I was a little disappointed at the whole "bounding" from building to building that they did. If they just "toned" that down a bit somehow I think the film would've been much better.

I totally agree about "toning" down some of the super-human abilities in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The one that comes to mind is the fighting scene in the trees and the character jumping on the water. That was ridiculous.

I never mentioned Drunken Mantis because I didn't remember that film too well, and I wouldn't have known the title. I'm surprised you didn't mention Kid With the Golden Arm. In fact, I thought that was your favorite kung-fu film.

The one thing really great about kung-fu films is the way they shot fight sequences. Most of the camera work seem to be a two-shot--the audience can clearly see the full bodies of the two combatants--and there is not a lot of quick cutting. That's the best way, imo, to shoot a fight sequence. It's the same for dance sequences in musicals.

Of course, there may be exceptions, but I've rarely scene a fight sequence I liked that had a lot of edits, quick cuts and different angles. (One film that comes to mind as an exception is Raging Bull, but in that film you're not watching the fight scenes for the same reasons you're watching a fight scene in an action film. It's not like there is drama and suspense in the actual fight. It's almost more artistic and a mechanism to reveal something about the character.)

Yes, Kid with the golden arm is one of my favorite kung fu films. But I would rate most of the films I mentioned above over it.

If you asked me why I like it? I like it for the same reasons I like "the five deadly vemons." The idea of combining a group with different talents and abilities is just cool. Golden arm is much like his character in the five deadly vemons. His skin is imperveous to all strikes of metal. Silver spear was good with the spear and darts. Iron robe used a cool metal fan as a weapon. Brass head and the sand plam are hardly worth mentioning, but were still apart of the group.

At anyrate, these characters were like comic book superheros to me--except they fought kung fu. They never had any great story...romance...or deep plots, but they were cool to watch just like watching any other action film.

Avenging Eagle is the only kung fu movie that has everything to me...a really great story, good "dubbed" dialogue (i know that sounds strange), and great characters.

Did anyone mention Wrestling Hawaii? I used to get pumped up for that show when I was a kid. I remember watching it at my grandpa's house and he was into it too. Tor Kamaka, Steve Strong, Ricky Martel, Mr. Tanaka, and that chubby hairy guy that said "Wooooo Yah", I forget his name. Gregg probably knows his name.

I remember in kindergarden, they banned us from watching Kikaida, because we would be doing all those moves,kicks, and revenge ends at the sand box.

Collecting Star Wars figurines were pretty popular.
Swat was popular
Rainbow Man--I used to collect the different dolls

Robocon,Zaboga--chain punch,Diamondo Eye were also popular japanese shows

Todd,

You're thinking of the "Missing Link," I believe. Or was it someone else?

And btw, the Kikaida "death blow" wasn't called "Revenge End" (although that sounds cooler). I thought it was "The End" in the subtitles. But Kikaida himself would say something like, "Denji End."

Does anyone remember the different animated series they had? Here are some that I remember:

Raidin
One with five cars that joined into one car
Majenga-Z (sp?)

Starblazers
Robotech

My earliest memory of any Japanese series is "Ultra-Seven"...but that's not animated..other than that, it's more cartoons...

Fearless Fly "My glasses, without them, I'm helpless!" "Hey Horsie, hey Florie, meet you at the sugar bowl."
Milton the Monster
Tom Slick
Hong Kong Fooey

Was anyone else a huge fan of "Hattori Hanzo: Kage No Gundan" with Sonny Chiba on KIKU besides me?

George of the Jungle
The Mighty Heros (one of my favorites)

I never watched that Sonny Chiba series.

I can remember a few more cartoons...

Luno (oh winged horse of marble white, take me on a magic flight*)

Tennessee Tuxedo (pheneas j whoopie your the greatest!)
Go Go Gophers
heckle and jeckle
might orbots
dudley duright?
klondike kat
underdog

How could I have neglected....the quintessential

Super Chicken

"When you find yourself in danger, when you're threatened by a stranger, when you think you're gonna take a licken...*insert chicken clucks*..."

(I really liked Mighty Heroes too Reid...let's see. There was Rope Man, Diaper Man...was the guy in the blue tights who was kind of short..."Tornado Man?"...)

I went back to the initial post mentioning food or activities.

Does anyone else remember a very short-lived fad in the late 70's for something called the "Lemon Twist." I have this memory of being a first or second grader with this plastic lemon attached to a maybe two ft. black plastic lead ending in a loop to put your foot in. Everyone brought them to school. All we did was swing the thing around with one leg, hopping over it with the other as quickly as possible.

Ah, life's simple pleasures.

I remember that. For some reason I associate that with another 70's game/toy--track ball.

Cindy,

You mentioned Rope Man, Diaper Man, and Tornado Man. That leaves Strong Man and Cuckoo Man. I think that's it. I think that series would hold up pretty well.

Joel,

What was "Go, Go Gophers," again? I loved the Mighty Orbots, too.

Go Go gophers where the two "indian gophers" who would always foil/spoil the plans of the two union soldiers who were always trying to get something from them.

as for other toys or gadgets...
Did anyone have a electric tyco track racing car set? I know reid and I had maybe one or two and it got completely destroyed. Hotwheels had their own plastic tracks you could connect together and make loop de loops with.

What about coin purses or change holders when you went to elementary school. We used to use them as hopscotch markers. I remember two types. The rubber "oval" looking one where you pinch the sides and the slit in the middle would open up. The other was Velcro and you have a long velcro strap that went around the whole thing. You could use it to tie it on your shoe laces. Ahh velcro walets. What about Terri cloth colared shirts for guys or "dove" shorts for girls.

Playing "chase" or tag during recess. Putting the slippers on your hands when you ran. that's pretty funny. Steal pole...the game where you where only safe going from pole to pole trying to get to the other side. Mongoose dirt bikes with "Chromemoly" metal. Man that bike was heavy though. FMF bike frames. Cooke brothers spokes, Diamond back bikes. I think that bike store is still on Kam Hwy where we got all of our dirt bike stuff.

Kamaboko slippers! What a fashion statement.

Raincoats with hawaiian print fabric sewn under the plastic layer...no hood.

Pan Am bags?

What about those cotton sweater/jackets with the holds and drawstrings? Man, I always wanted to get those LIgntning Bolt brand jackets.

What about those Member's Only jackets? Or is that too recent for what we're talking about?

I remember those Pan Am. I think Andy Bumatai's High School Daze basically killed that fad forever.

Going back to cartoons. I have to mention "thundarr the barbarian" That series was awesome and I would probably pay to get all the episodes on dvd if it were avalible.

Does anyone remember the cartoon series "blackstarr?" It was a short run series about a sword called the "powerstar" if split in half from top to bottom forming two seperate swords--the power sword and the star sword. John blackstarr *the main hero* used the star sword for good and *can't remember the bad guys name* used the power sword for evil. that series was pretty cool too.

All of these "fantasy" type cartoons reminds me of other series as well. "dungeons and dragons." the kids who are transported into the fantasy world take on characters from the game. I thought that was pretty cool too.

cartoon of lesser interest were He-man and she-ra. I always thought he-man was another version of an older cartoon called Samson and goliah. Where the guy would slap his two bracers above his head and turn into sampson and then slap them below to turn his dog into goliath. Just like prince adam raising his sword above his head and changing into he-man and then shooting the power from the sword into "cringer" his cat.

As for the might orbots I still have the intro to the cartoon series on my computer.

How about the "thundercats" is that series considered to new for you guys? I remember watching it in the 8th grade. They had another series called Silver fox I think.

Or what about the blue falcon and wonder mutt? mighty man and yuck? *the dog with the dog house over his head and every time he took it off it would gross out everyone?* The laugh-a-lympics...all the hanna barbera cartoons would compete against each other. Grape ape. if i think of any others i'll post it up.

I'm from Honolulu, I found your site accidentally while I was searching for Fu Sheng, I heard he lived here as a young boy for a time I wish I could find out more information about that, I remember some of the good old days and places here, my favorite memory of things I did when I was young, was going out to Chinese dinner and then going to the Empress Theater to watch Shaw actors onscreen, such as Ti Lung, Chen Kuan Tai, David Chiang, Chi Kuan Chun, Tang Yen Tsan,etc, and my most favorite actor of all, even now, I still think he's number one, Alexander Fu Sheng. I liked 5 Shaolin Masters, Disciples of Shaolin, Heroes, Shaolin Temple, Boxer Rebellion, Marco Polo, Chinatown Kid, etc., and the one where Fu Sheng soaks in a very hot tub filled with medicinal herbs to try to become invincible. I hope one day there will be a film documentary on his life or if there is one, I'd like to find it. Thanks

Riding down the road in the back of a pick up truck.
Primo beer
The Hawaii Islanders
price of gas was per liter instead of gallon

Hi Cari,

Please tell me you've seen Avenging Eagle?. If you haven't, I highly recommend it.

John,

You bringing up primo bear reminds me of those beer can hats.

Cari,

It's cool to know there are other fu sheng fans out there. I vaguely remember watching Chinatown kid. If I'm not mistaken that's the one where he actually broke his leg which shortened his career? Not sure, maybe you can shed some light on the matter. At anyrate, I love Fu Sheng's style of comedy and kung fu. A lot of my Chinese friends call him the "jackie chan" of shaw brothers. I thought "avenging eagle" was the best kung fu film I've ever seen. I don't know why it's so darn hard to get a copy of it in Hawaii, but I had to order mine from Ebay. I wish he did more films.

john,

When I think of gas sold by the liter, I think of the attendant asking for "regular" or "unleaded" gas. Full service pumps where the attendant would ask you to sign that carbon piece of paper--maybe someplaces still do that. Do they still do that at your brother's station Don?

Dear Reid,
Thanks for responding. I have seen Avenging Eagle. It was good, but I thought it was too tragic, so I returned it to Borders at Ward. Fu Sheng was my favorite actor ever, but I thought it was too sad so I took it back. You must think I'm nuts for taking it back, but maybe it's a girl thing, sometimes it's hard to watch characters you like dying off. I know kung fu films have violence in it, but some films I can handle more than others, or there has to be more good things about it than negative for me to like them, some films even though the heroes die, I still like them, some I don't like because theyre too gorey or too sad. I also like Ti Lung in Avenging Eagle, but I prefer Shaolin Temple and other films where actors Fu Sheng, Ti Lung, David Chiang, Chi Kuan Chun, Tang Yen Tsan, etc., were a team, like brothers, fighting against evil manchus or bullies. I have Chinatown Kid and I think that's a good one. I have Heroes Two which is good. A lot of their films were tragic, we always root for them to win, and it was sad when one of the good guys would be killed off. Thanks for recommending it though and writing, it was nice of you to respond, I wish Fu Sheng made more films as well, though he did make a lot of smaller films which are hard to locate. Actually though I really like Jacky Chan, Fu Sheng was a big star before Jacky was known, and I think Jacky borrowed some of Fu Sheng's ideas for comedy, no one can really be compared to Fu Sheng he was one of a kind, maybe he wasnt Bruce Lee, but I thought Fu Sheng was the greatest kung fu actor, ever since I was 10 or 12. I am Hawaiian and many other nationalities, also part Chinese, and because of him, I felt proud of that. I found my movies in Chinatown. My older sister would take me, my cousin and his friends, every weekend out to Chinese dinner and to the Empress Theater.
We were totally crazy for Fu Sheng and the other top actors he worked with, we loved those movies, my cousin used to act like Fu Sheng, he would do the kung fu moves as well as his friends, and we wanted to make a movie, like the ones we saw, but even though I wrote a pretty good script, we even rehearsed the scenes, we couldnt back then get a hold of a movie camera, sadly, it would have been cute, looking back if we could've done it. Some films like 5 Shaolin masters, we'd see 5 times. My sister bought me photos of the actors, all the magazines, I even made posters, sadly my mom after years had past, threw them away. Take care hope to receive more responses from you guys. It really is fun to write on this site and to read your comments and responses. I think its cool. Thanks for having this site up so we can write down our memories and share them, I hope one day someone make a documentary on Fu Sheng's life.

Cari

Because of dvds, I think there's a good chance that you will see, if not a biography of Fu Sheng, more biographical information about him.

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